LoL: Fnatic vs Karmine Corp (BO3) - LEC Regular Season

Platform comparison

Market context

Polymarket has this Fnatic–Karmine Corp Bo3 at **23% YES** on USDC-settled, Polygon-based conditional tokens, which puts Fnatic well below a coin-flip in the current market. That price implies traders are giving Karmine Corp the clearer live edge, even though the contract only pays out on the match result and can still fall back to **50-50** if the fixture is not played, is tied, or is pushed beyond the settlement rules.

The read-through from recent head-to-heads is mixed rather than one-sided. Across 2025 and early 2026 meetings, the teams split results, with Karmine Corp winning the most recent recorded Bo3 in April 2026 and Fnatic taking some earlier regular-season series, so the market is not pricing a clean dominance case for either side[1][2][4][7]. That fits a set-up where the price is likely being driven more by current form and roster-level expectations than by raw series history alone. For Polymarket users, the practical point is that the contract only settles on the official winner once the result is confirmed on-chain, so delayed administration or a format change matters as much as the on-stage outcome.

The main catalysts to watch are the official LEC match start, any broadcast or schedule slip, and whether the series is fully completed inside the settlement window. If the game is postponed past the seven-day grace period without a winner, or is abandoned under the market rules, the contract resolves to **50-50** rather than either team outright. A last-minute team change, technical pause, or forfeiture announcement would therefore matter directly to settlement mechanics, not just to the competitive read.

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Methodology

We track LoL: Fnatic vs Karmine Corp (BO3) - LEC Regular Season across the five venues with material prediction-market liquidity. The probability shown is the live Polymarket mid; the comparison rows summarise how each venue treats the underlying contract — fees, KYC thresholds, settlement currency, deposit options. The highlighted row marks the cheapest route into Polymarket's order book.

Resolution & payout

Settlement runs on-chain. Polymarket's contract logic separates YES and NO shares as conditional tokens; at resolution the winning share lifts to $1.00 and the losing one to $0. The outcome input comes from the UMA Optimistic Oracle, which secures against bad resolution with a bond + dispute window.

Once finalised, the smart contract pays USDC to the holders' wallets within minutes — no withdrawal fees beyond Polygon network gas. Kalshi settles in USD via CFTC clearance, Betfair in account currency net of commission, Manifold in play-money mana with no cash-out.

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Through the UMA Optimistic Oracle on Polygon: a proposer submits the outcome, a two-hour challenge window opens, and USDC payouts settle automatically once the result is final.

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How do I deposit on Polymarket from the UK?

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